Leave Management System

Overview

This project is a Leave Management System built using .NET 7, following SOLID principles and Clean Architecture. It aims to provide a robust, scalable, and maintainable solution for managing employee leaves.

Features

• User authentication and authorization
• Employee management
• Leave request management
• Approval workflow for leave requests
• Comprehensive data validation
• Role-based access control
• RESTful API endpoints
• Unit and integration testing

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Usage
• Architecture
• Technologies Used
• Contributing
• License

Getting Started

To get a local copy of the project up and running, follow these steps.

Prerequisites

• .NET 7 SDK
• SQL Server
• Entity Framework Core

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/leave-management-system.git
   cd leave-management-system

2. Restore dependencies:

   dotnet restore

3. Apply database migrations:

   dotnet ef database update

4. Build the project:

   dotnet build

5. Run the application:

   dotnet run

Usage

• Access the API documentation at http://localhost:5000/swagger
• Use Postman or any other API client to interact with the endpoints
• Create, update, delete, and manage employees and leave requests

Architecture

This project follows the Clean Architecture principles, ensuring a clear separation of concerns and promoting maintainability.

• Domain Layer: Contains the core business logic and domain entities
• Application Layer: Contains application-specific logic, use cases, and services
• Infrastructure Layer: Contains data access logic, external service integrations, and other infrastructure-related concerns
• Presentation Layer: Contains the API controllers and presentation logic

Technologies Used

• .NET 7: Framework for building the application
• Entity Framework Core: ORM for database interactions
• SQL Server: Database management system
• ASP.NET Core: Framework for building web APIs
• XUnit: Testing framework for unit and integration tests

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature)
5. Open a pull request